Filling-exhaustion-indicating mechanism for looms.



A. E. RHOADES. i FILLING EJXHAUSTION NDIGATING MBGHANISM FOR LOOMS.APPLICATION FILED No'v. 2s, 1909.

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ILLNGQEKHAUSTON-INDIGATNG MECHRNSM FR LOOMS.

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Application ie November 29,

.fio :ill whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALoNzo E. Rrioiinns,

a citizen or" the Unitedl States, and resident ,of liopedalecounty otMassachusetts,'have invented an Improve ment inFillingExhaustion-lndicating lMechanism for Looms, ing description, inconnection With the ac conipanying drawing, is a specification, like 'locharacters on thev drawing representing like iparts.'` y y j This'invention has for its object the production of novel mechanism toindicate substantial exhaustion of ,the filling in the i5 workingshuttle of a loom and to effect 'automatically a change in the opWorcesten State of eration oi Athe loom by orthrough such indication.

'Lilieinvention reliites more particularly to automatic fillingreplenishinv looms, Wherein the running iilling; is replenished beorecomplete exhaustion in order to prevent blank picks, or picks ot shortlength, from being woven into the cloth.

lin my present 'invention prefer to use a filling-carrier or bobbinhaving aiseries of axially-arranged depressions extending entirel aroundthe barrel and covered by the illing until substantial exhaustionthereof, as in the natent to Northrc No. 686,903 dated November 19,1,901 but use only one t'-'illin,-ginipinging member `or eeler, and

order to insure into one of the depressions when the filling has beenwoven oft suliiciently I elevate and 35 depress the teeler automaticallyon alternate feeling picks. By eo doing the eeler is lbound to entersuch. exposed or uncovered depression on either one of two successivefeeling picks, to thereby 40 change in the opera-tion ot the loom, for1t on one of such picks the e'eler iinpinges i on the rib between twodepressions it will,

of which the followthe entrance of the teeler' specification of Lettersraient.

i member at such time bring about a on the next. feelingl pick,enterone, of the depressions because rof elevation of the ieeler. A lnorder to obviate uncertainty of operation of theilling-exhaustiori-indicatin mechanism, due to variations in the site othe change in the hobbins, changes in its position in the shuttle, etc.,I have devised means whereby the functional movement of the actuatinginember o such mechanism is prevented until the port,l the ieeler"vchange in the operationot the loom, as lling replenishment, is calledtor,

said `features;

' which latter intermittingly inipinges *l in the shuttle and directacting,

Patented an,l i0, tetti( ieee. serial no. 530,325.

y being. unlocked and free to performV its functions.4

The unctional movement ber is brought about by impingement thereof suchmem of on means mounted on the shuttle, other than the trilling, and inthe presentembodiment of my invention. such means is one of thebobbin-holding jaws.

The lock for the actuating member is here` in arranged to be controlledby the eeler,

and is moved by the illing until substantial exhaustion, eachfilling-1ndnced movement of the teeler causing the lock to cooperatewith and lock the actuating member. lWhen such movement ci they feelerceases the loclr tails to operate and the actuating member is then free'to per-` form its proper functional movement-` AS Will appear themechanism 4is simple the fillingrarrier or bobbin itself is free from'pressure when the upon actuating member performs its functions, I.

andthe part on the shuttle which coperates therewith maintains always aiixed relation to -the longitudinal axis of the bobvbin, obviatinguncertainty or irregularity in the operation of the mechanism as aWhole,l

By a special construction et the imping`-` ying edge of the feeler 'i amenabled tobring aboutthe desired change in the operation ot theloomfwhen a very small portion of filling remains, thereby reducingwastevery materially while preserving the continuity ott the runningiilling.

The various novel features ot my linvention will he i'ully described inthe subjoined specification and partcula rly' pointed out in thefollowing claims.

Fi'ure l is a top plan View of the fillingexhmutation-indicatingmechanism of a loom embodying my present invention, with part ofavshuttle and the filling-carrier -er bobbin therein, the tillingbeingshown as substantially exhausted and the actuating-mem linst about toperform its 2 is a lett hand side 'elevation of the'niechanism slionn'in Fig. 1, but with the' filling-carrier in cross-section, the shuttleoniifttedi'lig. 3 is'a longitudinal section of tlie-reciprocatingc`arrier, its siipand actuating .member, 4to

ber unlocked. and functions; Fig.

and

such' illustrate morejclearly certain conetructional v Fig. It' is aperspective yiewot the I "jiilling-iinpinging member orv feeler and thel"connected actuator-lock; Fig.` is a detail in' plan of the -front endof the :t'eeler-carrier; Fi'g. 6`is a viewsimilar to Fig. 1 but showingthe manner'in-Which the actuating member is looked by or through thepres-v ence. of asubstantial amount of .till-ing in usual holding'means,such as spring jaws 13,'4

c .In-thedrawing Figs, 1 and e, the Shuttle- 'A lof -any,Suitablercharacter is provided with to' grasp and hold the head of the remov:I

ab'le filling-carrier or bobbin C, the latter havingits-barrelprovidedwith a series of with ribs E,"'and dlsposed entirely around. thebarrelgfsubstantially asshow'n` in Patent` 'exposed beyond the residualaxiallyfarranged depressions D alternating No.' 686,903hereinbeforereferred to.

The .fillingcompletely coversv the depres` sions',f gas sliown at F,Fig. 6, until substantial fllingf exhaustion approaches, and up to lthe.time echange in the operationiof the lloom.is demanded, (as'forvinstance replen` `isl 1men ty of filling .in .the working shuttle)there'wlll still remain a suiicient c overing or winding of filling-toprevent theentrance. f of' a wfillingfimpinglng member er feeler intoone of thedepressions D..

.'When, yhoivvev'er the '.lilling is 'woven off down tothe resil ualquantlty'Fx, Fig, 1`, whiehis of sulicient lengthv-t-ltraverse the shedone-or more times, said de ressionsv are lling y F., so

. that -tliel iilling-.iinpinging vmember `may" en` ter af depression,and thereby extend a greater `distance into the shuttle thanis pos-`esible when thedepressions are covered.

.fthe correspon InFigs. 1, 2 and, the filling-impinging member'fls'ustabout to enter a depression, butxit will e'n'oticed that the layc'anmove l the shuttle forward av short distance' before Asuch impin'gngmember' will cont-act with extended part I, provided with a cani-slot,Fi 2., throughwhich is extended a con? .t'ro ler J, said arts beingsubstantially like -ding parts `in United States 1 Patent No'.` 843,249ygranted February 5 'i such 'p artvs` `the action of the f eeler mecha-Inasmuch asflling replenishing mecha` /nism per se is -well known andnot of my invention it is notherein illustrated` as it may `.be 'of thecharacter shown 'in either of the replenishment.

The free end of controller' J 'is beveled at K, to more certainly engageat times an actuator, to bedeseribed, such engagement resulting inforward movement of the controller to thereby actl through the slotted,part I of the transmitter H and rock the latter on its fulcrum, is awell known banner. In -the present embodiment of my inven- -tion atwo-part box-like support 1,2, is in practice mounted 'on a xcd art ofthe loom "opposite the feelingI shuttleox, the s' having openin s 3, li`in its front an rear. ends Fig. 3, or the reception of the Hat shankvided near its rear -end with an elongated guide-slot 7 having anupturned and apertured abutment 8 atts front end.

Stop-lugs or pins 9,. Figs. 1 and 3, on the carrier within the sippojrtserve to limit rearward movement spring 10,'.coi1ed about the shank 5within t e support, said sprin moving the carrier and its adjuncts-intot e position shown in Figs. 1, 2'and'3 after a feelin stroke.

The carrier is adapted to ti t on the bottom of the opening 4, and asshown in Fi 3 the front o ening 3 ismade deep enoug to ermit suchtiltmg.

hen the frontend of the shank 5 is deelevated, asin Fig. 2, and the rearend of the carrier will be depressed when the front end of the shank iselevated, as n-Fig. 3, and the front end ofthe shank is cut awayI toleave ,a lateral shoulder; Il' and a narrow finger 12, clearly shown in.Fig. 5.

Upon 'a horizontal studV 13 projecting laterally from an ear 14.0f thesupport I mount rotatably a star-wheel 15 the teeth of which projectinto the path of movement of the shoulder 11, and secured t0 or formingpart of the star-wheel is a four-sided cam 16, above the fin' er12,'said cam bein longer portions and intermediate and opposite lowport-ions clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. A lea -springl17 has'its free end bearing on thesquare ub 18 of the star-wheel, topreventoverrunning and toretain the cam 1x1 la given position tillvmoved positively .therefromff f p In Figsl 'andi-2 falhighpart of thecam l t engages and depresses the linger 12, so that `l19 07to. Wood and'-Northrop, and throughv .the rearjend of the carrier willl be elevated,

'against the pressure of its spring 10, the

.wheeljand 'give it a quarter revolution, positioning the cam 16 asshown Fig. 3, with its low part opposite `the finger 12, so that on theback stroke of the carrier said finger will' rise, as the rear endof/the carrier is depressed. by thc weight of the parts-thereon.

ue to the projecting' than 'it is wi` e, to form ,two opposite high uport pressed the rear end ofthe carrier will be .but-Whensaid-,carrieriis moved forward,

shoulder 11 will -coperate with the star- Sil eration for more than one@n thenext forward stroke o'f present a high part to the' finger, 4todepress it, so that by the means "eer end of the carrier will-bcelevated and depressed in alternation, for a described.

Upon the rear end of the carrier'is slidahly mounted afilling-iinpinging member or feeler lll, preferably made o plate metal,having its outer notched at its outer corner, at 2l, the

front end of said member being reduced in i width and upturnedat 22 toconstitute an actunterdocli.

' The-freeler slides longitudinally upon the bottom face of the carrier6, being held iti place thereon by Ve headedstud QB whose shank' ishired in the carrier and passes loos' f through e slot Q4 in the eeler,the

feeler heine; held from lateral displacement hy the sides of the'guideslot 7` entering notches 25, see Fig. 4:, in the base o the loelt22, the latter projecting' above the carrier.

` t'ilanifestly the feeler 19 can move longitudinally upon and withrelation to the carrier ii distance regulated by the cooperating slotand stud 24,23, rearward relative movement of said'feeler being effectedvby e light spring 26 coiled around a guide-rod 9.7 hetween the loch 22and the abutment 8,4 said i'od 'being' rigidly secured to the lock andsliding through the a ertui'ed abutment.

The feelei' will he e eveted or depressed as v the reen end of itscerriei' 6 is elevated or depressed, so that on one feeling stroke thefeeler will have its impinging edge disposed in one plane while on thenext feeling stroke itwill he disposed in e higher or a lower plane, asthe case may be. Consequently on one of'tw'o successive feeling strokesthe inipinnjng edge AQ() of the feeler will necessarily be opposite oneof the depressions D in the barrel of the'bobbin irrespective of the'angular position ofthe hobbin 'in the shuttle.

` Should the fee'lr always move in one plane vit might happen thatadividing rib E on thebobbin' would come opposite the feeler, so that thefilling exhaustion -indicating mechanism could not operate to effect thedesired change in the operation of the loom.

inFig. 2 the bobbin is shown with one of its depressions 'Dl in front.of the feeler. when elevatedgwliile en the next stroke the feeler',indepressed position, might 6neounter the lowerribE, and in Fig. l haveshown a' rib E opposite' the elevated position of the feeler, but adepression -will be opposite such feeler 'Whenlowered "on the nextfeeling stroke. rl`hus in either case the operation. of theexhaustion-indicating mecha- I nism. cannot be delayed in feelingstroke, no

Ythe carrier l the cam willbe again turned, this time to l purpose to betransverse impinging edge 20 out 3 its functional op matter what theangular position of the boliloin in the shuttle.

'By the construction described avery described the i prompt and accurateoperation of the mechl aiiism is insured at the proper time. 1Whilethere is sutlicient illing; present to l, cover the depressions l) theedge 20 ofthe y feeler 19 impinges upon such illing on every l alternateforward heat of the lay, and as t'ne lay completes its beet the feeleris first moved forward upon the carrier, compressing the light spring26, and then the carrier and feelcr complete the forward stroke as a ofthe feeler operutes'to move the actuator l lock 2'2 from inoperative.position, Fig. l, l forward into operative,` loc ring positioxi,-Fig. 6,and this 4movement of the lock into and out of operative position occurson every feelingpick of the loom until the filling is `woven oftsutliciently -to expose thedepreslsions l) the full length oftheimpinging edge 20. At such time, however, there will still i'eniein aportion of filling'y FX long enough to maintain continuity of thefilling when reiilenisliment is effected, but such poi"- tion F isopposite the notch 2l und hence does not interfere with the entrance ofthe end ofthe feeler into a depressioni). onsequently the feeler willnot be moved orwerd relatively to the carrier (3, and the lock 2Q willbe maintained 'by spring 26 in its inoperative position, permitting theunlocked actuating: member or actuator to perform its functionalmovement. 1

The actuator is herein shown as a substantially L-shaped piece of platemetal 2S, 2), pivoted by stud 30 on the top of the carrier a. shortdistance forward of the stud Q3, the part 9) projecting rearward at 'oneside and limit. This filling-induced initial movement in the plane ofthe feeler 19, the body Qd being upturncd and forwardly extended topresent an elongated arm 3l. adapted to swing laterally .above the lockQQ and abutment 8. At its front end the said arm proi jects over the,top carriensupport and it is provided with a lil-shaped notch BQ. theinner side of which is bent up, :is at 3?.

A spring-controlled plunger tilt mounted on the support slidahly engagesthe inner longitudinal edge of the arm and tends to maintain theactuator as n whole in the position shown in Fig. 1, the hotly 28, ofthe actuator resting against n stop 35 on the cari rier, so that whenthe .latter vis moved forward thevv actuator moves with it, `its notchedarm 31 clearing the beveledend Kef the controller J. i f

Under normal conditions theiictuator has i oi" thc'nieniber 2 of the viis no movement relativeto the carrier 6, re Y of the feeler' with'ities a nuit, and hence. there seo tension 36 .on the actuator body infront of its pivot 30, as in Fic. 6, so that the actuator isl positivelylocked from its functional movement upon the pivot 30 as a fulcrum, andwhen so locked the actuator can have no movement Whatever vrelatively tothe carrier.

When the bobbin is denuded of filling op.- posite the impinging edge 20of the feeler the lock 22 will not be moved forward, as

just described, but is held by the .action of spring 26 in itsinoperative position op'posite the recessed part 37 of the lockingextension 36, as in Fig, 1, and as the feeler enters a depression D ofthe bobbin the part 29 of the actuator impinges upon the exposed jaw Bin the shuttle,'swinging said act-uator on its pivot -to perform'itsfunctional movement before the forward stroke of the carrier 6 begins.By such functional movement the notch 32 in arm 31 is posi- .tioned tocoperate with the beveled end K ment of the part 29 of the actuator upontheV Jaw B in the shuttle, hence no jarring or shaking of theY loomcanunder any circumstances causepremature operation of the controller J. y

The'functional movement of the actuator -is limited by engagement of thebottom of l the recess 37 with theA lock 22, and immediately suchengagement is effected the forward stroke of the actuator and carrier asa unit begins, the V-shaped notch 32 and the` beveled part K of thecontroller insuring positive and complete coperation of such parts onthe forward stroke.

The upturned side 33 of the notch acts against the beveled edge of thecontroller to complete the coperation of the controller and the arm 31should the initial engagement be' .somewhat insecure or imperfect.-4

4After a fresh bobbin has been inserted in the shuttle thefilling-eXhaustion-indicating mechanism resumes its normal operation,the plunger 34 acting through the arm 31 to return the actuator tonormal position with relation to the Ycarrier 6', said actuator beinglocked on each forward stroke of the carrier and unlocked on thereturnstroke thereof 'until the filling in the shuttle is substantiallyexhausted.

While the impinging edge 20 of the feeler projects rearward beyond theimpingin pqrt 29 of the actuator it will be remembere that the feelerhas an initial forward movement upon the carrier 6 when it impinges onthe 'illing, but as such initial movement locks the actuator prematurefunctional. movement of the latter is absolutely impossible should itaccidentally impinge upon the means on the shuttle before the propertime. Hence, while any premature operation of the loom-controllingmechanism is' prevented it will be evi-A dent 'from the foregoingdescription that when such mechanism should operate there will be nodelay.

Various changes or modifications in construction and arrangement may bemade by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit andscope of my invention as set forth in the claims annexed hereto.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure Letters Patent is 1. In a loom,means to control its operation, and a shuttle to contain filling, saidmeans including two members movable in unison and also capable ofrelative movement, one member intermittingl impinging upon and beingmoved by the lling inthe shuttle until substantial exhaustion thereof, alock operatively positioned by each of such.

filling-induced movements to coperate with. and lock the other memberbut whichwhen filling replenishment is re uired, remains in inoperative-osition an releases and thereby permits unctional movement of saidsecond member, and means within the .shuttle separate from the fillingto impinge upon and effect functional movement of such sec ond memberand cause the actuation of the controlling means, when there is nofilling-` ber to operatively position the lock. 4 2. Controllingmechanism for looms, having two members one of which is intermittinglyimpinged upon and moved by the ll- V1eraI induced movement of thefirst-named mem- I ing in the shuttle, a lock,1illinginduced movement ofsuch member moving said lock into position to lock the other memberfrom4 functional movement, means to position the lock inoperatively andtherebypermit functional movement of said latter member when v` fillingreplenishment is requlred, a shuttle,

and means thereon toimping'e on the un#` locked member and effectfunctlonal move,

ment thereof, to thereby cause the actuation .of the controllingmechanism.

3. In fillingfexhaustion-indicating mecha;4

nism for looms, a yieldingly-sustained member to be intermittinglyimpinged upon and moved by the. filling in the shuttle until subsstantial exhaustion thereof, a second member, and means to, lock ittemporarilyfby each of such filling-induced movements of the firstmember', said second member never contacting yvith the filling but beingadapted teinte.

movement-'from means-carried by the shuttle and'. then only Whenfsaid.locking means is rendered inoperative by cessation offilling inducedmovementofthe tiret member.

el. The combination, in a loom having tilling repienishing mechanism, ashuttle to .contain filling, means Within the shuttle separate from thefilling, to be impinged upon, and ineens to control the time ont'operation of said mechanism, oi a reciprocating carrier, an actuator anda :tecler' independently mounted thereon, and au actuator-lock onl andmovable with the teeler, each illing-in duced eeler movement vositioning said lock to engage and prevent unctional movement of the'actuator 4to actuate lthe controlling means, the said means Within theshuttle eeparatei'rom the filling cooperating with and effecting thefunctional movement of the actuator when' unlocked, andL a device actingthrough the iteeler to maintain the lock inoperative upon predeterminedeX-- haustion of the filling the shuttle.

5. Controlling mechanism for looms, havinv two members movable in unisonand also te atively to each other, a lock positioned. inteimittingly bylilling'induced movement of one member to engage and prevent iiunctionalmovement of the other member, a shuttle containing a supply of llingadapted to impiiige upon and move intermittingly the lucie-controllingmember to loch the other membei until substantial exhaustion oithefilling, such latter' member then being` :tiee 'from the control of thelock, and means separate; from the fillingl to impinge upon the unluclfil. member und cause the luncl tial m .ment lthereciE to'eii'ect theoperati c i of the' contiolling mech aniem.

o. in a loom, a mechanical instrumentality to e'eet a change in theopeiation thereof, und a shuttle to. contain lilling, said instru-.:nentality incliuling` a member to intermit tingly contact with and bemoved by the filling in tbc shuttle until predetermined cxhaustionthereof, a member neveiq contacting with the filling. and locked bymovement-of tl" 'hiet member due to contact with the lland meanslseparate @from the filling Within the shuttle-to engage 'and move saidsecond member and cause the actimtion 'of' said instrumentality but.only when suchmovemcnt ot the second member is permitted. by failure ofthe lirst-numed member to Contact with the filling. l

7. ln u loom, in combination, a shuttle to contain filling, and'means tocliect a change in the operation of the loom upon indica.- tion of apredetermined exhaustion oi the running filling, ,said 4means includingltwo members to respectively imping'e upon the iilliug and upon meansseparate therefrom Within thev shuttle, and aglock, intermittentimpingement of one member 'upon the ill` ing causing the lock to engageand lbclt the othei` membertrom functional movement until predeterminediilling exhaustion, whereupon ethe lock remains inactive andimpinffement by the unlocked member effects liilnctional movementthereof to cause the loom-controlling means to operate.

8. In a loom, means to indicate filling exhaustion and adapted thereuponto efl'ect a change in the operation of the loom, said means including`a reciprocating carrier, a feeler slidably mounted thereon to indicatefilling exhaustion vand provided with an actuator-lock, said feelerrbeing intermittinglyimpinged upon and moved by the fill ing in theshuttle, and an actuator, pivotally mounted on the carrier,filling-induced movement of the eeler on the carriei.l causing the lockto engage and prevent pivotal movement of the actuator, and means Withinthe shuttle to impinge onand rock the actuator when the latter isunlocked, the actuatoilockv being positioned inept-natively'` whensubstantial exhaustion of the filling isl indicated by the eeler.

9. In a loom,- in combii'lation, a shuttle to contain lillingineans toindicate filling exhaustion and adapted to control the opera* tion ofthe loom, said means including a reciprocating carrier, aspring-controlled eeler. sli'dable thereon and having a lock movablewith it into and out oi locking p01 sition, said eeler intermittinglyengaging and being moved by the filling ,in the shuttlc, an actuatormounted tc rock on the car-- riei and having no contact with thefilling, filling-induced nwvement of the feelcr caus- 'ingr the lock toengage and restrain the ace tuutor trom movement relatively to the car-r1 ner and spring-induced, return movement of the feeler withdrawing theloclt from engagement ,with said actuator, and means on the shuttleseparate from the filling to imiiinge upon and roclt said actuator whenthe lock is withdrawn 'therefrom.

l0. ln a loom, in combination, a shuttle ccntaining` a supply offilling, und fillingexhunation-indicating mechanism including a teelcrtointermittingly enter the shuttle and impinge upon the filling therein,and means to vary'automatically the elevation of the contacting portionof the t'eeler on successive .impingements thereof.

il, ln a loom, in combination, a shuttle ctmtaining` u supply offilling, and filling; eximustion-indicai-,ing mechanism. including' a4feeler to inteinnittingly enter the shuttle 12. In. a loom, incombination, a shuttlev 4containing a supply oflilling, andfillingeXhaustion-indicat-ing mechanism including within the shuttleother than-the filling to .canna l a reciprocating feeler tointermittingly impinge upon and be moved by the filling in the shuttle,a fixed support on which the feeler p canftilt, and means actuated byreciprocation of the feeler to cooperate with and tiltl said feeler onits support, to alternately elevate and depress the impinging endthereof. f 13. In a loom, la shuttle,la filling-'carrier therein havinga series of axially-arranged 10 depressions covered by the fillineruntil substantial exhaustion 4thereof, filling-replenishing mechanism,and controlling means therefor -including a feelei'; to intermittinglyimpinge upon the filling covering said de-v pressions, and. aninstrumentality 'to' elevate and depress the impinging endofthe fee'lerin alternation' to thereby insure the entrance of the feeler into adepression when exposed by substantial filling exhaustion..A 14, In al;loom, asliuttle, a filling-carrier atorj ivoted'on theicarrier, a lockpositioned by ing-induced movement ofthe fecler to engage and hold theactuator from pivotal moveinent, andk inoperatively positioned by thefeeler-sprin to release the actuator, and means within `tle shuttleseparate from the filling to'l immediately impinge upon and effectfunctional movement of said actuator and retract the carrier whenfilling-induced actuation of the loom controllin(1r means.

17. A loom having, in combination, a feeler entering the shuttle, anactuator, an :actuator-lock controlled by the feeler to prevent theactuator from performing itsfunc- :tions until that part of thefilling-carrier `registeringwith the feeler is denuded of its filling, aspring to render inoperative said -actuator-lock and means within theshuttle to'engage and cause the actuator to perform therein having aseriesofaxiallyfarrangedi its functions when unlocked. y depressionscovered by the filling `until sub-A 'j 18. An loom having, invcombination, van stantial exhaustion thereof, filling replenactuator-lock and a connected feeler which .l ishing mechanism, and'controlling means enters the shuttle to coperate with the iillthereforincluding a reciprocatingfeeler fing therein, such coperationvoperatively having a notched impinging edge to interpositioning saidlock on each feeling pick,

mittin ly impinge upon and be moved by .means to .return the fil ingcovering said depressions until erative position after it has beenoperatively positioned, an actuator, loom controlling substantialexhaustion of the filling, the iinmeans copeiating solely with theactuator pinging edge of the feeler at suchtime `en-V tering adepression while a portioiiof filling when unlocked and abnormallypositioned, and means carried by they shuttle to engager'eniains'opposite the notch andan instru- 'mentalityto elevateanddepress the impinging edge of the feeler iii alternation, to insureatoi'.

the entrance of said edge into an exposed 19. An automaticiilling reilenishing loom depression. v having, in combination, a s uttle having'a .15. In a loom, a shuttle, a filling-carriertherein having a seriesof axially-arranged depressions covered b the filling untilsubl stantialexhaustion thereof, filling replenishing mechanism, and controllingmeans therefor including a reciprocating feeler to intermittinglyimpinge upon and be moved by the filling covering said depressions, anactuator,v a lock controlled by such feeler movement to restrain theactuator from i functional movement, an instrumentality to elevate anddepress the impinging end of the feeler in alternation, to insure theentrance thereof int'o a depression when uncovered by 4substantial llingexhaustion, and means sions covered by the filling until substantialexhaustion thereof, a feeler havin a reciprocating movement only, and aapted to enter the shuttle'xand iinpinge u on the filling, an actuatorhaving a norma reciprocating movement and an abnormal swinging movement,1a lock connected vwith the feeler and moved b filling-induced movementof the feeler to ock said actuator from swi` inv movement, a controllingdevice fors-tg by engagement with said actuator when it is swung, andmeans to engage and swing the actuator when unlocked by entrance of thefehler into an uncovered depression on the filling-carrier. v

20. An automatic filling replenishing loom having, in combination, ashuttle having a filling-carrier l rovided with axial depressionscovered iiy the filling until substantial exhaustion thereof, afeelerhaving a reciprocating movement only, and ada ted to enter theshuttle and impinge upon t e fillying, an actuator having a normalreciprocating moveinentand an abnormal swinging movement, a lockconnected with the feeler and moved by filling-induced movement of thefeeler to lock said actuator from swingiinpinge upon and effectfunctional movementv of the actuator when unlocked by cessation offilling-induced movement of the feelcr.

16. In a loom, in combination, a running shuttle, means to control theoperation of the loom, including a springcontrolled reciprocatingcarrier, a feeler slidable on the latter,

alight spring to pioyect the feeler, said feeler intermittinglyengagingI and being moved upon thc carrier by the filling within theshuttle, to iirst compress the feelerr' o 'spring and then retract thecarrier, an actumovement of the feeler ceasesvto cause thel theactuator-lock to inopy and abnormally position'the unlocked actu- A ioofilling-carrier provided with axiahdepresfilling replenishing mechanismset in action l operatively positioned by movement, a controlling devicefor the 1g-replenishing mechanism set in action by engagement with saidactuator when it 1s"-swung, and supporting means for the 5filling-carrier, to engage and swing the actuator when unlocked by theentrance of the feeler into a depression of the filling-carrieruncovered by denudation of the filling.A

21. A loom having, in combination, a

1,0 shuttle to contain filling, an actuator adapte ed when unlocked toim 'inge upon and be swung by means in the's utt-le, a yloom controllingdevice cooperating only with the actuator when so swung, anactuator-'lmk the filling in the shuttle on each feeling plek untilsubstantial exhaustion of such filling, and meansto return theactuator-lock to ino erative posi-V tion after it has been operative yositioned.

22. A loom having a feeler anl an actuator movable relatively thereto,the feeler entering the shuttle to cooperate Awith the filling thereinand the. actuator to eoperate at times with and be moved by the bobbiniholding jaws in theshuttle, in combination with a lock whichnormally ismoved interinittingly bythe feeler into .position to lock -the actuatorbut, when'the filling demands replenishment, fails to be moved tolocking 304 position and thereby permits the functional movement of theactuator by cooperation with the bobbin-holding jaws, and the shuttleprovided with said jaws.

23. A loom having a reciprocating feeler and a swinging actuator, acommon support on winch they are independently movable,

and a shuttle, the feeler cooperating with the filling therein and theactuator being at times engaged and swung by other means- 40 mounted onthe shuttle, in combination with a lock movable with the feeler andthereby; intermittingly positioned to lock the actuator, but which isinoperatively positioned by the feeler upon substantial exhaustion ofthe fillinguin the shuttle, to thereby release the `actuator and permitfunctional movement thereof by cooperation Wit-l1 the means on theshuttle. I l l l 24. A loom having a shuttle provided with bobbinholdingmeans exposed at one side of the shut-tlc, inv combination with afeelerto enter the shuttle and be moved intermitl tingly by the fillingltherein until substan-A tially exhausted` an actuator to at timesengage said holding means and be moved therebyto perform its functions,and an actuator-lock which is positioned temporarily and operatively byveach filling-induced movement of the feeler to lockv the actuator lfrom functional movement, `movement of the actuator to perform ltsfunctions being permitted by said lock only when tillinginduced movementof the .feeler ceases.

. 25. F1ll1ng-eXhaust1on-indicating mechamsm for looms, comprising areciproca-ting .feeler and its carrier, a support fonand upon whichthe-carrier can move longitudinally and also tilt, a rotating cam tocooperate with and tilt the carrier on alternate .fillinginducedstrokes, to therebyvelevat-e and depress the feeler, and means operatedby lonf gitudinal movement of the feeler-carier to l,rot-ate said camstep by step, combined with .a shuttle, and a filling-carrier thereinhaving axial depressions covered by the filling until substantialexhaustion tlgielreof,4 thefraisingv and lowering of the feelin: nalternation insuring the entrance theleoc-.into adeptession whenuncovered by witl'xdrawal of the filling.

In testimony whereof, lhave lsigned my" name to this specicatiomin thepresenceof two subscribing witnesses',l

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